• Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Once you are promptly picked up from your hotel or address in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, you can anticipate:

• An exclusive journey for your group in our comfortable, new Volkswagen Minivan.

• Most importantly, look forward to meeting your well-trained guide, Stefan, who has over 20 years of professional experience. He will provide insightful information about all the sights, the country, and will answer almost all your questions, including those about Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

• Pilgrimage Church of Wies - On the way to the castles, it would be a shame to miss one of the stunning baroque churches.
  Your guide will share valuable information, for instance, about the very popular Wies-Church, or – equally recommended – one of the other nearby churches, which remain “hidden gems,” quiet and peaceful, away from the tourist crowds. Please note that if we take the Plansee route from Neuschwanstein Castle to Linderhof Palace, visiting the Wieskirche is not possible. Instead, we’ll show you a similarly magnificent Baroque church.
• Schloss Neuschwanstein - NEUSCHWANSTEIN Castle - a dream destination for countless travelers from around the globe! No building in Germany is visited more frequently than Ludwig’s most famous fairytale castle, whose construction began in 1869.

It was dedicated to Ludwig’s favorite composer, Richard Wagner; the neo-Romanesque façade belies the fact that the enthusiastic king built it as a high-tech castle.

During the 35-minute castle tour, you will see all the King’s completed living quarters. On the subsequent 15-minute walk to the exit, you will pass through one of the unfinished floors, after which you will see the unusually modern kitchen of the castle and the planned bathroom.

• Schloss Hohenschwangau - Equally worth visiting is Hohenschwangau Castle, the neo-gothic summer residence of Ludwig II’s father, King Maximilian II, featuring Ludwig’s spectacular children’s room.

For the approximately 45-minute guided tour, we will inform you how to book a Skip-the-line ticket as well. Entrance fee (2025): €23.50 per adult * Please note that in addition to Neuschwanstein Castle, a maximum of one other castle (Hohenschwangau OR Linderhof) can be visited!

• Plansee - After visiting the fairytale castles, we pass through Austrian territory on our way to Linderhof Palace along a breathtaking route by the mountain lake Plansee.
  Please note that if we take the Plansee route, visiting the Wieskirche is not possible. Instead, we’ll show you a similarly magnificent Baroque church.
• Schloss Linderhof - Linderhof Palace is King Ludwig’s smallest but most intimate castle, located in a secluded Alpine valley with breathtaking French baroque design and famous Bavarian trick paintings.

It was King Ludwig II’s favorite castle. Following the French model, Linderhof was the only one of the three “fairytale castles” to be completed. Here, too, the number of visitors per tour has been severely limited due to COVID-19 safety reasons. Upon request, we can still offer you a guided tour of the staterooms. (Entrance fee 2023: €10.00 per adult, children under 18 are free). Please note that only the interior visit of TWO royal castles is possible in one day (i.e., EITHER Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau OR Neuschwanstein and Linderhof OR Linderhof and Hohenschwangau).

The ‘Venus Grotto’ in the castle park is completely closed due to restoration work until 2025.

• Ettal Abbey - If you wish to see (and understand) another baroque masterpiece concerning church decorations, housed in a 12-page domed room from the 14th century, you should follow your guide to the Ettal Benedictine monastery near a small pass, just a 5-minute drive from Oberammergau.
• Oberammergau - Shortly after visiting Linderhof, we reach Oberammergau, where the postponed world-famous PASSION PLAY took place in 2022. Your guide can provide a 15-minute tour, especially to explain the famous wall paintings and the Passion Play theatre. Little shops offer affordable souvenirs. The regional specialty is wood carvings.

If you wish, you can spend some free time in this charming village.

(OPTIONAL): A nearby chairlift takes you into picturesque mountains to a cozy mountain restaurant and to the start of the adventurous ALPINE COASTER at 1,270 m altitude: With the world’s longest weatherproof toboggan run with magnetic brakes, you can reach the valley over a length of 2,600 meters with breathtaking views and thrilling curves.
(Prices 2023: Adults: €15.50/children 6-15 years: €12.00)

• Entrance fee for NEUSCHWANSTEIN castle including skip-the-line surcharge
• No hidden costs
• Mineral water provided
• Stops and guided tours at all mentioned places
• Selected scenic routes
• Licensed, friendly, and passionate guide with 20+ years of experience
• Travel in a luxurious and new Mercedes/VW Minivan with a/c
• Private tour for your group only

• Only if you can not walk the whole route from car park to Neuschwanstein castle, you might need:
• < Shuttle bus (to Marie’s bridge) (€ 3.50) and/or:
• < Horse-hybrid carriage (€ 8.00 up/€ 4.00 down)
• (For the shuttle bus and the horse-driven carriage no reservation possible; waiting times possible!)
• < Food
• < Gratuities

NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE - an ideal spot for globetrotters everywhere - … amidst the age of Corona! Due to the extensive COVID-19 precautionary steps taken by the castle management (cutting down the visitor count by 83% to merely 10 individuals per tour!) securing tickets for your preferred date can be increasingly challenging.

With this private, full-day excursion, you’ll obtain - even on short-notice - GUARANTEED NO-WAIT ENTRY to the guided castle tour, which you can virtually enjoy ALONE owing to the minimal visitor groups!

Right from the start, you will be guided by your own certified tour conductor, who is undoubtedly well-acquainted with the prevailing scenario. So all that’s left for you to do is RELISH the day!

During our entertaining & enlightening journey in our new & cozy Volkswagen-Minivan, you also get to explore a multitude of additional attractions.

• Are you able to walk slightly uphill from the car park to Neuschwanstein castle (approx. 1,5 km/1mile in an hour’s time)? (If not, the horse carriage or the Shuttle bus (not operating during snow and ice) must be used – anyway, an approx. 500 meters/0.3 miles uphill walk (up to 15 % slope) or an approx. 800 meters/1/2 mile downhill walk (up to 19 % gradient) from the respective terminal to the entrance of the castle have to be managed in any case!) Your guide can assist your group to make sure that you’ll find your way. - In Neuschwanstein castle there are 346 stairs alltogether (up and down) to be managed. If this is too much for you and if you have an appropriate medical certificate of disability or resstriction of mobility or similar (must be scanned and posted in advance), an exclusive lift service only for you with a maximum of one companion, accompanied by a castle-staff could be booked. The elevator service is without additional costs, but the number of tours with that service is very limited and must be reconfirmed by the castle authorities. - To Hohenschwangau castle there is a carriage service (not in winter season) almost from door-to-door. You have to climb stairs up to the 3rd floor and back (no elevator).
• Image credit #4 (Neuschwanstein Throne room): © Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung neuschwanstein(dot)de

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.